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tblue37

(65,381 posts)
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:38 PM Jul 2020

Preet Bharara tweet:




Text:

Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Trump offers supportive words to Ghislaine Maxwell, who has been charged with luring multiple underage girls into Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit: "I wish her well."

Preet Bharara: "Pardon me?"
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Preet Bharara tweet: (Original Post) tblue37 Jul 2020 OP
Maxwell is accused of trafficking adolescent girls. madaboutharry Jul 2020 #1
Trump is vile. Blue_true Jul 2020 #4
Boy howdy. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #16
This is the most important election in my life. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #17
Mine too. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #20
It is truly amazing. When Historians talk about this period 100 years from now, a Blue_true Jul 2020 #27
*snicker* Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2
K&R UTUSN Jul 2020 #3
Well, it's perfectly understandable. LudwigPastorius Jul 2020 #5
Goya beans? nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #9
"It's someone he knew" won't pass muster. chriscan64 Jul 2020 #6
That means she's got receipts with names on them. brush Jul 2020 #7
I certainly hope so. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #8
Everyday...... mjvpi Jul 2020 #10
The Mafia kiss. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #11
That was my first thought dmr Jul 2020 #13
....but his tone spanone Jul 2020 #12
If he pardons her, then she has no 5th immunity fr testifying. She must answer & not perjure herself Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #14
He won't pardon her. He'll kill her. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #23
Netflix documentary on Epstein was astonishing and eye opening AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #15
Remember... Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #22
there are billions at stake, her lawyers may be bought AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #25
I couldn't agree more DENVERPOPS Jul 2020 #24
Lawrence broke it down really well tonight. ecstatic Jul 2020 #18
It's just part of being a great Christian. Ask him. czarjak Jul 2020 #19
Sounds to me more like The KISS of Death. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #21
Fucking IDIOT.. Cha Jul 2020 #26

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)
1. Maxwell is accused of trafficking adolescent girls.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:54 PM
Jul 2020

By definition trafficking minors for sex is rape.

The President of The United States wished this alleged monster well.

Let that sink in.

With each passing day I wish there was another planet I could live on.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
27. It is truly amazing. When Historians talk about this period 100 years from now, a
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:00 PM
Jul 2020

footnote to that would be that all of us today were alive to witness the depravity of Trump and his menions.

LudwigPastorius

(9,148 posts)
5. Well, it's perfectly understandable.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:45 PM
Jul 2020

She might spill the beans on him if he doesn't say nice things about her.

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
6. "It's someone he knew" won't pass muster.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:46 PM
Jul 2020

Other life long associates get thrown under the bus, "I hardly knew him, he's a lowlife..",etc. Not all of them, just the ones that cross him.

brush

(53,782 posts)
7. That means she's got receipts with names on them.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:49 PM
Jul 2020

I'm betting at least on is trump's and he and Barr don't know where they are.

Seems she's outsmarted them and they can't touch her.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
14. If he pardons her, then she has no 5th immunity fr testifying. She must answer & not perjure herself
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:08 PM
Jul 2020

The trick with Stone is that his sentence was commuted. So no pardon involved. That way he doesn't pay for his crime and he isn't obliged to testify.

But Ghislaine Maxwell won't go to trial until 2021. So no chance at commutation. Pardon or nothing.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
15. Netflix documentary on Epstein was astonishing and eye opening
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:10 PM
Jul 2020

it really showcased who this woman is and how much power she has. She alleged having kompromat - recordings of very powerful people raping young girls. I am very skeptical she will get much farther than epstein.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
22. Remember...
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:41 PM
Jul 2020

Just before Epstein was suicided, who visits him? Bill Barr.

So when Maxwell gets incarcerated, who TRIES to visit her? Bill Barr. Lucky for Maxwell, her lawyers cut off the visit. But we see a pattern here.

DENVERPOPS

(8,826 posts)
24. I couldn't agree more
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:47 PM
Jul 2020

There is no way in hell that "they" won't "disappear" her. I bet there are a lot of famous and powerful men in her black book. Along with color photographs and video of these perverts.

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)
18. Lawrence broke it down really well tonight.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:25 PM
Jul 2020

How often does trump wish someone well? We've only seen him wish well criminals who have the goods on him.

It'll be interesting to see how long she lives. As deplorable as they are, I think an outright pardon would be a bridge too far for many trumpers.

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